Chironia
Genus of Gentianaceae plants
Chironia | |
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Chironia palustris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Tribe: | Chironieae |
Subtribe: | Chironiinae |
Genus: | Chironia L.[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa.[2] It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.[citation needed]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Chironia albiflora Hilliard
- Chironia angolensis Gilg
- Chironia arenaria E.Mey.
- Chironia baccifera L.
- Chironia baumiana Gilg
- Chironia decumbens Levyns
- Chironia elgonensis Bullock
- Chironia erythraeoides Hiern
- Chironia fernandesiana Paiva & I.Nogueira
- Chironia flexuosa Baker
- Chironia gratissima S.Moore
- Chironia jasminoides L.
- Chironia katangensis De Wild.
- Chironia krebsii Griseb.
- Chironia laxa Gilg
- Chironia laxiflora Baker
- Chironia linoides L.
- Chironia melampyrifolia Lam.
- Chironia palustris Burch.
- Chironia peduncularis Lindl.
- Chironia peglerae Prain
- Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Chironia serpyllifolia Lehm.
- Chironia stokoei I.Verd.
- Chironia tetragona L.f.
References
- ^ Sp. Pl.: 190 (1753)
- ^ a b c "Chironia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.